It's Quiet thread 14 - 'do one' edition

[Steve Coppell’s 33 Days]

The word is could be getting a piece (call it a share option) which can be cashed later (when he's probably doubled its value!!)

Two per cent is worth about £180m? Entirely legal, like many offers to employees from top companies. Doesn't touch FFP and means we can keep the squad wage bill down.

Some reports have stated CFG will pay his wages but that is incorrect, as that would be third-party ownership.

Be surprised if we’re rolling out the full £1m+ per week for him. He doesn’t need the income tbh and image rights and whatever he earns elsewhere are gonna be more than enough to service his lifestyle in Rusholme curry houses.

As suggested it’s a capital play for him for total compensation and dealing with an owner with flexibility/creativity to make it work. There are already 3rd party minority investors in the CFG so more grist to the mill.

So some kind of Put Option for Messi with an appropriately generous exercise price giving him his £value and CFG undiluted (with current minority interests) control back.

UEFA and Europe’s mafia aristocracy are going to be apoplectic - getting the worlds best player for 2/3 seasons at cost no greater than our current most highly paid players and yet remunerating Messi his full worth plus.

Only wish I’d thought of it ... in fact I did think of it.

In fact just call me Khal.

 

[Maly]

What do you mean if we offer them the same amount - the same amount as what? The same amount as the year of his last contract/wages would be?

Yep, which is what the Webster ruling states.

 

[Marvin]

Skimming this through at half-time then it sounds like we will be able to agree terms with Messi, however we still have to agree a deal with Barca.

 

[g180aj]

Get Pep to ask to borrow the pen after Messi signs!

Messi will only sign on the basis that Pep will be the manager.

 

[Blue Maverick]

The word is could be getting a piece (call it a share option) which can be cashed later (when he's probably doubled its value!!)

Two per cent is worth about £180m? Entirely legal, like many offers to employees from top companies. Doesn't touch FFP and means we can keep the squad wage bill down.

Some reports have stated CFG will pay his wages but that is incorrect, as that would be third-party ownership.

Excuse my ignorance a share of the whole CFG or a particular team? Just like a dividend I presume.

 

[RobinHood]

Baldy Castles probably mistyped 1.5%

Baldy Castles probably misleading 100%

 

[Bilboblue]

What if they don’t sell?

Then we get him to buy out his contract.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

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[mosssideblue]

Skimming this through at half-time then it sounds like we will be able to agree terms with Messi, however we still have to agree a deal with Barca.

Not if he is a free agent

 

[skyblues]

I’d rather we pay them 100m straight up for Messi, and give them Angelino, Garcia. Don’t let go off Cancelo, ffs. That’d be a big mistake.